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Thursday, February 12, 2009

Here are the prompts:1.) What was the first CD (or record or cassette) you ever purchased? Write about the way that particular album made you feel then. Write about how it makes you feel now. writersdigest.com2.) You were recently laid off. Instead of moping around, you've viewed it as a chance to start fresh. Pick a new career and write about your first day on the job.writersdigest.com3.) List your five most recent favorite things.4.) I'm hungry. Share your very favorite recipe!!

And I chose:What else? My five most recent favorite things. I've had a cell phone for years. But for the past few, it hasn't done me a whole lot of good. Where we lived in Oregon I didn't get reception at home, and most areas I frequented had patchy service as well. Then we moved here, and I just couldn't be bothered worrying about keeping it on my person, or even charged for that matter.

When Jeff bought me this phone for Christmas I was a bit skeptical. Did I really need a phone with a full keypad? Internet access and a pretty large display screen?

That would be heck yes. I use it constantly. I can check my email from my phone. I can text. I had never texted before. Ever. I can check the traffic. And movie times. I can find the cheapest gas prices and make restaurant reservations. I can *gasp*....go on-line.

Let's just say it's my new best friend. I think I need to name him/her. Any suggestions?

My Oreck vacuum has been my pal for a long time. But, since we've moved here it's really been good to me. See, I'm a little OCD about stuff on my carpet. The carpet in this house is a dark, solid color. Every little fleck shows up. I vacuum a lot. Like more than once a day.

You know about my designer jean obsession. May I present to you Rock and Republics? I LOVE these jeans. They are the perfect date jeans. This is why: They have a lower rise so they aren't the best for daytime kid wrangling. But, the low rise looks really great on, and they are perfect for a night on the town. So, if you are looking for a pair of jeans to make you look and feel sexy, go check Rock and Republics out.

Moving along. Mineral powder for the face. Somehow, I was late jumping on this bandwagon, but I'm Oh. SO. Glad. I finally did. No more foundation. Super easy application and it really does make one's face look fresh!

Lastly, linen spray. I love this one from Bath and Body Works because it's really subtle. It has just enough fragrance to smell great but not to give me a headache.

okay crackberries (crackberri? lol) confuse the crap out of me. I have to on occasion do something to my bosses and it seems like so much trouble compared to mine!! but they all love them... maybe they just aren't for me! that pillow mist looks so pretty :) I have been wanting to try some of that so I might just have to pick some up :)

Fun stuff. Love all of it. I just got a new phone with a texting keyboard. Email me your cell and we can text when we need to :) wink. I love texting. Alan has a "crackberry" and while he loves it sometimes I think its needs to be put down (lol).

I want you to email me more about your face stuff. I need a change from my Mac stuff.

I have a pair of Rock and Republics that uh... unfortunately do not fit at the moment. (Pesky five pounds!) They are a little low in the back but they're comfy. Hopefully I'll be back in them, at some point! :)Love your picks!

Thanks, he is a preemie miracle baby! It was a hard start, but he is good today (well except for his cold.) Feel free to follow me! I love making new friends. I have followed you for a while, but I hadn't commented!

I wanna know about this minierals foundation that's a powder you just brush on.Where do you get it from?I love my vacume as well. It's one of my best friends. However mine is a dyson.Is that spray for YOU or for your house?

But my new touch is pretty cool. You like the mineral makeup? I have yet to try that. And I am really wanting a new vacuum. Mine is a bagless and loses suction once or twice per room I vacuum. I am constantly cleaning it out!! So annoying! Probably more info than you needed to know, eh?

I love allllll these things. Except my cell is not that fancy. But hey--I text all the dang time. So text me, text me! Seriously.

p.s. The rental we lived in while our house was being built had shag carpeting--blood red, orange, and olive green. Kid you not. The Oreck peeps told us not to use the high setting on shag. But I did. The thing still works. I love Oreck. Amen.

p.p.s. An Oreck would be a good defense tool should we ever need it...or there's always the fountain. Bwahahahahaha!